Amanda Evans is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Whitley Penn and Texas A&M University. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and trustees or plan sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and provides donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable.

Chase Moody is a financial advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2025 after completing his education at Oklahoma State University and previously worked at Cascia Hall Preparatory School. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension plans, managing approximately $3.54 billion for about 1,900 clients through a team of 26 advisors. The firm employs tailored, diversified portfolios using various investment vehicles and combines fundamental and cyclical analysis with tax-aware strategies.

April Harper is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Prospera since 2008. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise-scale adviser and dually registered broker-dealer serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $12.4 billion through about 207 advisors and offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services across multiple platforms.

Thadius Beavers is a financial advisor at M Holdings Securities, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES, Prospera Financial Services, E*TRADE Securities, Capital One Investing, and TIAA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Dallas, TX. M Holdings Securities, Inc. serves a range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations through a nationwide network of independent firms. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services such as discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning, supported by both in-house portfolio managers and third-party sub-advisors.

Kenneth Price is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Prospera since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of PricePerkins LLC, an insurance agency, and volunteers for Staples Mill Road Baptist Church in Glen Allen, VA. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a multi-team firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through multiple platforms, combining firm models, third-party sub-advisers, and customizable allocations.

Donald Genord III is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and Concurrent Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, he is also an insurance agent with FIg Marketing. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion, serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and fiduciary services, implementing client mandates through model portfolios and various wrap platforms or unaffiliated sub-advisors.

Hilary Pluemer is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience and has been with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. since 2015. She is based in Dallas, TX, and also owns a business consulting firm that provides services to a retail clothing store. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise-scale adviser and dually registered broker-dealer serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans, managing approximately $12.4 billion through about 207 advisors across roughly 140 offices. The firm offers a variety of investment advisory and financial planning services through multiple platforms and combines firm models, third-party sub-advisers, and customizable allocations for portfolio construction and management.

Mary Sargent is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Level Four Advisory Services since 2015, previously spending six years at LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a fitness instructor at the Wilson Family YMCA and is a board member of the Wilson Downtown Development Corporation. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion across 115 advisors and a diverse client base. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios and a combination of internal and third-party management solutions.

Jason Dempsey is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with USAA Investment Services Company and USAA Life Insurance Company, having previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab and Co., and various USAA affiliates. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members through phone and digital channels, facilitating referrals to third-party broker-dealers or advisers rather than managing client assets directly.

Nicholas Lopez is a financial advisor with Retirement Planners of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Citizens Securities, Inc. He has also been involved with Turo and Social Biz Lab outside the financial sector. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions. The firm employs an “Invest and Protect” strategy that integrates model portfolio allocations with tactical adjustments based on market indicators to manage multi-billion-dollar client assets through wrap-fee and non-wrap arrangements.

Karen Meinz is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Advisor Resource Council since 2013, including its DBA 360 Wealth Management, and was previously associated with LPL Financial, LLC. Meinz is also involved in selling non-variable insurance through Fidelity Financial. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis across various asset classes.

Colin Bindner is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at True North Advisors, LLC since 2019 and spent six years with United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC prior to that. True North Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $5.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves very high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, foundations, and other business entities, offering comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and wealth advisory services with an investment approach focused on fundamental, bottom-up analysis and broad diversification across equities, fixed income, diversifiers, and private investments.

Brian Weatherly is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC and has held roles at firms including Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management and Mercer Allied Company. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and investment management. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios using low-cost ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, with tax-aware strategies and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Christopher Fess is a financial advisor with KCD Financial, Inc. in Frisco, TX, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with KCD Financial since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates an insurance business focused on life, health, disability, and annuity products. KCD Financial, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual, corporate pension, and charitable clients with approximately $182.6 million in assets under management. The firm employs a mix of analytical approaches and a broad set of trading strategies, typically operating on non-discretionary advisory relationships and offering access to third-party managed accounts.

Valentin Lukasik is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Advisor Resource Council, he worked at Societe Generale and Financiere Tiepolo and has a background as a full-time student. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm’s investment approach integrates artificial intelligence tools with traditional fundamental analysis across various model portfolios and separately managed accounts.

Mallory Moser is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc., based in Dallas, TX, and has two years of industry experience. She is the owner of M2 Financial Strategies LLC and also serves as an associate at ICAN, Inc., a company specializing in navigation and communications software. Additionally, she manages office operations at Steven E. Miller, CPA PC, a firm providing tax and advisory services. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and financial planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs model-based style allocation strategies and discretionary portfolio management overseen by an Investment Advisory Committee.

Tara Howey is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Advisor Resource Council (360 Wealth Management, LLC) since 2018 and also maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial since 2016. Outside of advisory work, she is involved as a co-owner of an insurance agency, Harvest Concepts LLC dba Paragon Insurance Agency. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers and advisory programs. The firm employs AIQ model portfolios combined with fundamental analysis and coordinates estate-planning services through independent attorneys, providing options tailored to various client asset levels.

Jack Barker is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently with The Mather Group, LLC in Dallas, TX. His prior roles include positions at EQ Wealth Advisors, FSC, BFS Advisory Group, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Northwestern Mutual, and North Star Resource Group. Barker also worked at the University of Texas at Austin from 2015 to 2018. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, providing financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning, and family office services. The firm uses an evidence-based investment approach with risk-based allocation models and tax-synchronized portfolio construction, offering customization options including direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.

William Kellogg Jr. is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at IHT Wealth Management, LPL Financial, Bank of America, and Merrill. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management programs and fiduciary services, supported by an open-architecture platform and unique custody capabilities.

Britt Woods is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Wealth Management, Lone Star National Bank, LPL Financial, Cetera Investment Services, and Fifth Third Securities. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, asset and portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, multiple custodians, and unaffiliated sub-advisors, with a notable corporate structure that includes affiliated broker-dealer and trust/banking entities.